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Alexander Publishing Study Hall Posts Free Audio Seminar on Divisi Writing

With the release of new orchestral string libraries from Audiobro and EastWest which enable the use of string divisi writing, a free 10-minute audio seminar with matching PDF download has been posted in the Alexander Publishing Study Hall entitled What the Heck Is String Divisi & Is It Contagious?
http://alexanderpublishing.com/studyhall.aspx
Narrated by Peter Lawrence Alexander, author of [...]

Arthur Lange and The Spectrotone Chart

A 66-year old undiscovered gem for orchestration, MIDI mockups and mixing is found in a box, shrink wrapped and ready to go.

QLSO PLAY - First Look

In early July, Sonic Control’s Peter Alexander was given the opportunity to have a sneak preview of EastWest’s Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra Platinum in the new PLAY software instrument. Here are his first impressions.

String Essentials 2

Now that NAMM 2008 is over, we’re going to consider a really beautiful string library that’s been seriously overlooked since it’s initial release by Best Service in Germany, distributed by EastWest: String Essentials 2 by Peter Siedlaczek.

Peter’s work extends back to the Roland sampler days when he created a number of programs, often not bearing [...]

How the Great Composers Taught Themselves: 11 Steps For Success

How The Great Composers Taught Themselves: 11 Steps for Success looks at the looks at the success traits of composers who’ve enjoyed long term career success.